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  <h1 class="topictitle1">Preparing for the Backup</h1>
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   <p>Before backing up an Elasticsearch cluster, prepare related information as follows:</p>
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    <li><a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839153229__en-us_topic_0000001456414602_en-us_topic_0000001455091930_table10744125193920">Table 1</a> lists the required information.</li>
    <li><a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839153229__table17163125610819">Table 2</a> lists the information required when the authentication mode for communication between the Elasticsearch cluster and <span>product</span> is <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Simple Authentication</strong></span></b></span>.</li>
    <li><a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839153229__table8758104318915">Table 3</a> lists the information required when the authentication mode for communication between the Elasticsearch cluster and <span>product</span> is <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Kerberos Authentication</strong></span></b></span>.</li>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="19.41%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.1.1 "><p>IP address of the Elasticsearch cluster client</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="13.52%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.1.2 "><p>Y</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50.73%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.1.3 "><p>Service IP address of the node with the role as EsClient in the Elasticsearch cluster and Service port number of EsClient.</p> <p>For details about how to obtain the information, see the <a href="en-us_topic_0000001792513826.html#EN-US_TOPIC_0000001792513826__li597054171813">following description</a>.</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="3" valign="top" width="16.34%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.1.4 "><p><a href="en-us_topic_0000001792513826.html">Step 3: Registering an Elasticsearch Cluster</a></p> <p></p> <p></p></td>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Repository Path Owner</strong></span></p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.1.2 "><p>Y</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.1.3 "><p>Owner of the repository path set during Elasticsearch cluster environment setup.</p> <p>In FusionInsight and MRS big data scenarios, the default value is <strong>omm</strong>.</p></td>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Repository Path Owner Attribute</strong></span></p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.1.2 "><p>Y</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.1.3 "><p>Attribute of the owner of the repository path set during Elasticsearch cluster environment setup.</p> <p>In FusionInsight and MRS big data scenarios, the default value is <strong>wheel</strong>.</p></td>
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      <b>Table 2 </b>Information required for simple authentication
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="19.41%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.5.1.1 "><p>Username and password for authentication</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="13.52%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.5.1.2 "><p>Y</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50.73%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.5.1.3 "><p>Obtain the information from the big data platform administrator.</p>
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           <li>The user must have the read and write permissions on the resources to be accessed.</li>
           <li>If Elasticsearch is used in the production environment and the Elasticsearch service is started for the first time, you can obtain the username and password from the command output, as shown in the following figure. (The username is <strong>elastic</strong> and the password is the value of <strong>v7-</strong>.)<p><span><img src="en-us_image_0000001792354146.png"></span></p></li>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="19.41%" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.5.1.1 "><p>Principal name of Kerberos authentication</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="13.52%" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.5.1.2 "><p>Y</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50.73%" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.5.1.3 "><p>Format: <em>Principal name</em><strong>@</strong><em>Local domain</em></p> <p>Obtain the principal name from the Kerberos server administrator. For details about how to obtain the local domain, see <a href="en-us_topic_0000001792513826.html#EN-US_TOPIC_0000001792513826__table93413354118">Table 2</a>.</p>
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          <p>The principal name must have read and write permissions on the resources to be accessed.</p>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="16.34%" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.5.1.4 "><p><a href="en-us_topic_0000001792513826.html">Step 3: Registering an Elasticsearch Cluster</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p></td>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.5.1.1 "><p><span class="filepath"><b>.conf</b></span> configuration file (for example, <strong>krb5.conf</strong>) used during Kerberos authentication</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.5.1.2 "><p>Y</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.5.1.3 "><p>Contact the Kerberos server administrator to obtain the file from the Kerberos server.</p></td>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.5.1.1 "><p>Password of the principal name</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.5.1.2 "><p>N</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.5.1.3 "><p>If Kerberos authentication is performed using a password, you must obtain the password of the principal name.</p></td>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.5.1.1 "><p><span class="filepath"><b>.keytab</b></span> file</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.5.1.2 "><p>N</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.5.1.3 "><p>If Kerberos authentication is performed using a <strong>.keytab</strong> file, you must obtain the <span class="filepath"><b>.keytab</b></span> file.</p> <p>Contact the Kerberos server administrator to obtain the file from the Kerberos server.</p></td>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.5.1.1 "><p>CA certificate</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.5.1.2 "><p>N</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.5.1.3 "><p>If the data encryption is required during communication between the <span>product</span> and the big data platform, you must import the CA certificate.</p> <p>For details about how to obtain the certificate, see <a href="en-us_topic_0000001839153189.html#EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839153189__section6706354142710">Obtaining and Importing a Certificate</a>.</p></td>
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